My husband and I quit our jobs to travel for a year. My biggest concern was having a career gap on my résumé.

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Maria Laposata and her husband in the Masai Mara, a national game reserve in Kenya, with elephants walking in the background.
Maria Laposata and her husband left their jobs to spend a year traveling around the world.

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Before Air Force One, US presidents traveled aboard a luxury train car. Look inside the 'White House on wheels.'

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presidential train car
The Ferdinand Magellan was in presidential use from 1943 to 1954.

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I put an end to cheap souvenirs. Now when I travel with my kids, I make sure we always do this memorable activity.

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The author's son learns how to make ramen during a cooking class abroad.
The author said she was tired of her kids asking for stuffed animals and t-shirts while traveling abroad. Now they spend that money on local cooking classes like this one where her son learned to make ramen.

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Welcome to the 'Hamptons of England'

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The Cotswolds

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When I saw a British newspaper warning that rich Americans were "invading" the Cotswolds, I had to see for myself if the headlines matched reality.

I live in France. This little-known seaside town is as charming as other famous French Riviera spots and less pretentious.

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Author Rachel Hosie in Sanary-sur-Mer
I've fallen in love with the charm and beauty of Sanary-sur-Mer, a small coastal town in France.

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I've traveled to more than 70 countries. Each one helped prepare me for motherhood in a unique way.

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The author with her daughter by Lake Powell, AZ, in 2017.
The author and her daughter on the shore of Lake Powell in 2017.

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I've lived in New England my whole life. There's one coastal city I swear by visiting for a cozy winter weekend.

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A street near Bowen's Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island.
Newport is my favorite place to visit during the winter.

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Step inside the Cotswolds, where Americans are flocking for a taste of old-money luxury

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A country lane in the Cotswolds.
A typical view in the Cotswolds.

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CEO explains how the unofficial 'papal airline' flies the pope

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Pope Leo XIV chartered a full-sized passenger airliner for his first international trip, as is standard for papal air travel.
Pope Leo XIV chartered a full-sized passenger airliner for his first international trip, as is standard for papal air travel.

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American money is transforming the Cotswolds into the 'Hamptons of England'

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Facade of D'Ambrosi Fine Foods
D'Ambrosi Fine Foods is an American-run business in Stow-on-the-Wold.

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As locals gossip beneath the low-beamed ceiling of a coffee shop, I ask Audrey Ann Masur to speak up.

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